Horse-releaser.



H. HOLUB. HORSE RELBASER. APPLICATION FILED PEB.15, 1913. 1,092,993. Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

fo M@ dw in W HENRY HoLUB, or LoUIsE, TEXAS.

HORSE-BELEASER.

Specficatonof Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. t4, i914..

Application filed February 15, 1913. Serial No. 748,657.

T0 all whom t may] concern Be it known that I, HENRY HOLUB, a citi Zen of the United States, residing at Louise, in the county of lVharton and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Releasers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to horse releasers, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device which may be used for releasing the horses in case they become unmanageable and run away.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved mechanism for operating the p-ins engaging the ends of the traces.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved type of operating means which will also release t-he hold back straps of a single harness.

1With these and other objects in view this invention consists of certain novel combinations, constructions, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan vieuT of a vehicle of the one horse type provided with the improved mechanism. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the swingle tree shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view through one of the housings mounted upon the shafts shown in Fig. 1.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that 40 designates a vehicle provided with the shafts 41 connected at their inner ends by the usual cross bar 42. The swingle tree 43 is supported by the bracket 44 and is provided with recesses 45 and with openings 46 in which the securing pins 47 are mounted. This swingle tree is also provided with the spring housing 4S in which the springs 49 are mounted and the pins 47 are provided with operating stems 50 extending through openings 51. Bell crank levers 52 are pivotally mounted upon brackets 53 and are connected by the links 54 with the springs 55, which springs are connected with the inner end portions of the stems 50. Rods 56 extend inwardly from the bell crank levers 52 and are connected with the plate 57 which connects the rods 56 with the rod 58 extending through the dash board and connected with one end of the treadle 59 normally held in the position shown in Fig. l by the springs 60. Rods G1 extend from the bell crank levers 52 and are connected with the bell crank levers 62 mounted upon the shafts 4l. These bell crank levers 62 are connected with the rods 63, which rods are connected with the stems 64 leading from the pins 65 slidably mounted in the housings 66 secured to the shafts. These housings are provided with pockets 67 in which springs G8 are mounted so that the pins 65 will be normally held in the position shown in Fig. 3, thus permitting the hold back straps 69 to be engaged by the pins 65.

lVhen this type of device is in use the tra-ces 70 are engaged by the pins 47 and the hold back straps 69 are wrapped about the shafts and engaged by the pins 65. When it is desired to release the horse the treadle 60 is pressed by the foot of the driver and this will draw the rod 58 inwardly to rock the bell crank levers 52, and thus draw the links o4 and rods 61 toward the center of the cross bar 42. When this happens the stems 50 will be moved against the tension of the springs 49 to release the traces 7 0 and the bell crank levers 62 will be rocked to draw the rods 63 rearwardly and move the pins G5 against the tension of the springs 68 to release the hold back straps 69.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

A device of the class described comprising a pair of shafts, a connecting bar for said shafts, bell crank levers connected with said shafts, a swingle-tree connected with said connecting bar, brackets carried by said bar, bell-crank levers pivotally connected upon said brackets7 back-strap engaging pins slidably connected Tith said shafts, lines connecting said back-strap engaging pins with said bell-crank levers of said shafts, rods connecting said bell-crank levers of said shafts with the bellcrank levers of said connecting bar, said swingle-tree provided with an elongated socket at each end thereof, said socket terminating in a reduced pin receiving socket at one end, said swingle-tree also provided with a notch upon one side thereof communicating with said first mentioned socket, an angle pin working in said socket and provided with a projecting portion working in said slot, a coil spring positioned within said socket and wound upon said enga-ging pins and also moving said backzingle pin, said eoil spring normally exerting strap engaging pins.

im outward pressure upon said pin, rods en- In testimony whereof I hereunto alix my gnging Suid angle pins, a spring carried by signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

said rods, said spring connected to said bell- HENRY I-IOLUIB.V

crank levers of said Connecting bar, and Vitnsses: means for operating sind bell-crank levers H. P. STOGKTON, of said connecting bar for moving said trace R. A. MACHA.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C. 

